Coin-holder



(No Model.)

J. T. COWLEY.

COIN HOLDER- UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.v

JAMES T. COlYLEY, OF LOVELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFQATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,309, dated J'ulyV'7, 18,91. Application filed December 12., 1890. Serial No. 374,464. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. CowLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lowell, in the county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in coin-holders; and it consists incertain constructions and arrangements hereinafter fully described, andspecifically pointed out inl the claims.

Figure 1 is a vertical section taken on the line A B of Fig. 2. Fig. 2is a plan view of the coin-holder partly broken away toshow certaindetail constructions. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the key-lever andconnectingwire.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The tray B rests upon the top of the supporting-frame A, the sides ofwhich are held by brace-rod u.

The coin-holder C is supported upon abaseplate d, and consists of anumber of receptacles b, of semicircular form, inclined backwardly andgraduated to the size of the coin, in depth being equal to aboutone-half of the diameter of the coin. These receptacles are separated byledges b', upon which are graduated scales to show the amount in each ofsaid receptacles.

The machine rests upon feet Z. The baseplate CZ is of less thickness inthe front of the receptacle th an in the rear thereof, so that the coinswhich rest upon this plate may be thrown one at a time into the hand ofthe operator below the front part of plate d bythe slide f, Working inthe channel m in said baseplate d. This slide f is actuated by theupright lever c, the lower end of which extends through said slide, asshown at c2, and moves in a slot d of the plate d. The upper end of saidlever has two arms c', mounted upon the shaft 7L, which extends thelength of the coinholder. The depending lug c3, back of each receptacleb, embraces the under side of said shaft between the two arms c. serveas a support for the shaft h.

At the top of the upright lever o and near its outer edge is a groovec4, adapted to receive a horizontal portion of the wire c, which Saidlugs extends downwardly on each side of the actuating-lever c and isconnected to each side of the key-lever a, as shown at a2. This keyleverhas anA end piece a', upon vwhich are numerals to designate the value ofthe coins in the corresponding receptacle, and also has a cushion K, ofrubber or other suitable material, on the cross-piece K between the twosides of said lever, to deaden all noise in operating the device, and atits rear ends has depressions as, into which iit lugs d? of the plate d.

The key-lever a, lever c, and slide f are held in their normal positionsby means of a spring g, which bears against the upright lever c in such-a way that the slide f is held back of the receptacle b and thekey-lever a is held in its upward position by steel wires e, mounted inthe groove c4 of said lever c and attached to the lower sides of saidkeylever. The plate CZ has openings d3 of a semicircular shape in frontof each receptacle at its lower end, the diameter of the opening formedby the receptacle and the opening d3 being slightly greater than thediameter 0f the coin, so that the coin may easily passthrough saidopening.

The operation is as follows: -The coins which at rst are thrown intopockets p and q are arranged in the compartments s of the tray B, saidcompartments being graduated according to the size of the coin. Thecoins are then taken from said tray-compartments and set in thesemicircular receptacles b, which are graduated for the different-sizedcoins.. The salesman wishing to make change, actu ates the key-lever aby pressing upon the piece a. This movement of the key-lever drawsdownward the wire e, which throws the upright lever c forward, and itslower end moves the slide f into the channel m, throwing the coin fromtheplate CZ, between the two sides of the key-lever, into the operatorshand. Upon releasing the pressure upon the key-lever the spring g throwsthe lever c backward, which draws back the slide fand raises thekey-lever, by means of the Wire e, to its upright and normal position.

Having thus particularly pointed out and ascertained the nature of myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

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1. In a coinholder, the combination of a key-lever, an upright lever, aloop connecting said lever and key-lever, said upright lever having itsupper end mounted upon a horizontal shaft, connections between saidlevers, and a slide for throwing the coin from the receptacles of saidholder, directly actuated by the lower end of the said upright lever,for the purpose set forth.

2. In a coin-holder, the combination of a key-lever, an upright lever, aWire bearing upon` the outer end of the top of said upright lever andconnected to the said key-lever, saidupright lever having its upper endmounted upon a horizontal shaft, connections between said levers, and aslide for ejecting the coin moving in the channel in the base-plate andactuated by the lower end of the said upright lever, for the purpose setforth.

In a coin-holder, the combination of a key-lever, an upright lever,connections between the upper end of said upright lever and saidkey-lever, with a slide actuated by the lower end of the said uprightlever moving in a channel in the base-plate, cross-pieces connecting thesides of the key-lever and holding a cushion for deadening noise, andmeans for holding said slide out of operation, for the purpose setforth.

4. In a coin-holder, the combination of a key-lever, the rear end ofwhich acts as a fulcrum, an upright lever having its lower end passing`through an opening in slide and moving in a slot in the base-plate and journaled on a horizontal shaft, connections between said levers, with aslide adapted to be operated by the lower end of the said upright leverand to move in a channel in the baseplate, and means for holding saidslide out of operation, for the purpose set forth.

5. In a coin-holder, the combination of a key-lever, the rear end ofwhich acts as a fulcrum, an upright lever having at its upper endbifurcated arms journaled on a horizontal shaft and embracing adepending lug, connections between said levers, with a slide adapted tobe actuated by said upright lever and to move in a channel in thebase-plate, and the spring holding the slide out ot' operation, for thepurpose set forth.

6. In a coin-holder, the combination of a key-lever provided with acushion to deaden noise, an unright lever having a groove in which isfitted a wire which extends downwardly and is secured to each side ofthe keylever and mounted upon a horizontal shaft, connections betweenthe upper end of said upright lever and the key-lever, with a slideadapted to be operated by the lower end of the said upright lever and tomove in a chanu nel in the base-plate upon actuating the said key-lever,for the purpose set forth.

7. In a coin-holder, the combination of a key-lever, an upright leverhaving a wire bearing upon its upper end and extending downwardly andsecured to each side of the key-lever, with a slide operated by theupright lever and a spring bearing against said upright lever to holdthe parts out of operation, for the purpose set forth.

JAS. ',l. (,OWLEY.

In presence ofM A. E. I-IUMPHREYs, VILLMM IlIL'rz.

